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Found this article on Cop Block dot com titled “ Louisiana Police Shoot 6-Yo Boy In Head Multiple Times Killing Him ” written yesterday and needless to say, I will not stay quiet on this one.  It is reported that “ The shooting on Martin Luther King Drive in Marksville happened at the end of a pursuit and involved multiple city marshals from Ward 2, Louisiana State Police spokesman Trooper Daniel “Scott” Moreau said. Louisiana police kill 6-year-old boy in passenger seat of fleeing car. 6-year-old dead in wake of shooting in Marksville involving city marshals.  It happened about 9:30 p.m. Nov. 3 on Martin Luther King Drive.  Preliminary indications are that city marshals from Avoyelles Parish Ward 2 “discharged their duty weapons at a vehicle at the conclusion of a pursuit,” says a statement released by state police.  The child was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver is in critical condition, the statement says.  Personnel from the investigative arm of state...

After hearing this story and listening to the excerpt from Good Morning America, I became quite annoyed at the parents of this child and how they portrayed this incident as a traumatic experience from which their child may never recover. The title of the piece was TSA Frisks 6-Year-Old: Parents Speak Out and it was a piece where the parents of this child, Dr. Todd and Selena Drexel, were interviewed and allowed to tell their side of the story.   Todd mentioned that his daughter was traumatized by the pat down and since she had been told never to let anyone touch her in certain places cried because it happened and the child did not know what she had done to deserve such treatment.   What was not discussed was why this child had not been warned before traveling that this may happen and how to feel about it if it does.   Preparing your child for what might happen is just as important as protecting your child from things that may happen.   Selena mentioned that now she ...